Blog Archive

Dickerson

Rogers

Earley

Monar

Sabourin

Johnson

Squires

Lambert

Igel

Carr

Lyon

Stadler

Swift

Leininger

Mack

Smith

Knipp

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Aaron Fitt of BA: "Big Ten will be a three-bid league"

Aaron Fitt of Baseball America recently wrote: "I think the Big Ten will be a three-bid league again this year with OSU, Minnesota and Michigan."

Do you agree with his assessment of the conference? As last year's Big Ten tournament champions, what do you think the Hoosiers chances are of getting back to the NCAA tournament? Will we have to win the tournament, or do you think we could have a good enough record for a bid regardless of the tournament outcome? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

It'll be tough for Michigan to get in. Being the one who blogs about them, I don't think they have the solidified rotation or keys set up defensively. Third base is still a question until Lorenz can prove himself. We start a freshman (albeit one drafted in the ~6th round) starting at shortstop.

The bullpen should be solid, but there are a lot of questions on the defense and hitting.

I may be a pessimist, but when people were predicting the same thing last year, I had the same feeling.

IU will have to win the Big Ten Tourney to get a NCAA regional bid.Playing Taylor, St. Francis[non D1 opponents]and Morehead plus a weak spring trip schedule will not help their cause in the eyes of the selection committee.Need to qualify and win the tournament to go to the NCAA'S.

Anonymous^ I agree but this isnt like basketball. over 30 wins no matter what gives you a shot at the tourney, in baseball, and in the big ten. But very true, if we win over 30 we beat the non conference and are beating the big ten, which puts us in.

This years Hooisers will not be more talented individually than last years squad - but they might be a more cohesive unit. I'll go out on a limb and say the Hoosiers don't get off to as bad a start as they did last year - and they win 33 games prior to the start of the Big Ten Tourney.